八月的忧愁 Sadness of August

作者：林徽因

八月的忧愁 Sadness of August

黄水塘里游着白鸭

In a yellow pond there are white ducks swimming

高粱梗油青的刚高过头

Only a little taller than people, sorghums are still green

这跳动的心怎样安插

Where should I put,in this pounding heart

田里一窄条路，八月里这忧愁？

A narrow path in the field, this sadness in August

天是昨夜雨洗过的，山岗

Rain washed the sky clean last night, sun shines

照着太阳又留一片影

On hills and leaves some shadows

羊跟着放羊的转进村庄

Sheep follow the shepherd into the village

一大棵树荫下罩着井，又像是心

And shading a well, a big tree looks like a heart

从没有人说过八月什么话

No one ever spoke of August, summer is over 

夏天过去了，也不到秋天

And fall isn't here. I look onto a farmland

但我望着田垄，土墙上的瓜

And then at the squashes over the earth wall

仍不明白生活同梦怎样的连牵

I still don't know how life and dream connect